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Dana's in-stock #AstoriaStaffPicks book rec of the day:
Never Anyone But You, by Rupert Thomson from @otherpress
https://astoriabookshop.com/r/tu/bnk
Never Anyone But You, by Rupert Thomson from @otherpress
https://astoriabookshop.com/r/tu/bnk
"The novelized story of the life of Claude Cahun and her/their partner Marcel Moore, their amazing photography practice, rubbing elbows with the artist elite of Paris before WWI, and their secret resistance campaign against the Nazis.
Though Cahun didn't have the language to identify as non-binary, I imagine them as a sort of non-binary ancestor of mine, and this version of their life was so
compelling and beautiful! The paperback is available in our webstore for pickup!"
compelling and beautiful! The paperback is available in our webstore for pickup!"
And if you're curious about the real life story of Claude Cahun, check out this thread from historian Kate Lister: https://twitter.com/WhoresofYore/status/1264615798519279617?s=19
